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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. SIIATTL'CK, of Waterloo, in the county of Seneca,andStatc of New York, have invented a new and improved Seed Planter; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a rear viewof my invention.

Figure 2, a front view of .the same.

Figure 3, a plan or top view of the same.

Figure 4, an inverted plan of the same. (V

Figure 5, a transverse section of the seed-distributingcylinderpertaining to the same; and

Figure 6, a vertical section of the hollow seed-conveying standardpertaining to the same, taken in the line x 2:, fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i p

This invention ICllllILS- to a new and improved machine for plantingseed either iuhills or drills, and it consists in a novel, constructionand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully shown and described,whereby.

the seed may be planted at the required depth in the soil, covered, andthe earth drawn loosely upon it, all

the parts being operated automatically or under the draught movement ofthe machine. v

A represents a rectangular frame, which is secured upon an axle, B,having wheels C C on its ends.. The

thills or draught-pole bounds are attached to the axle B. D rcprcscnts arectangular frame, which is fitted within the frame A, and is allowed toslide freely up and down therein. This frame D may be raised within theframe A, and retained at a greater or less heightby means offour bentlevers, E, one at each corner or angle of the frame A, the lower ends ofsaid levers being connected by cords a to a shaft, F, underneath theframe A, and having its bearings attached thereto. This shaft F hasaflongitndinal position in the machine, and to its rear end there isattached aratchct, G, with which a pawl, H, on the rear end of the frameA engages. To the front end of the shaft F there is attached a pulley,I, to which, and a pulley, J, on an upright, K, at the fronteud of frameA, a cord or belt 6 is attached. The shaft F may he turned, and thelevers E actuated so as to adjust the frame D atthe desired height, byturning either the ratchet G or the pulley J, the latter being turnedwhen the driver is riding on the machine, and the former when the driveris walking behind it. This will be fully understood by referring tofigs. 1 and 2. K is a horizontal frame, which is a short distance abovethe frames A D, and is supported by uprights 0 attached to thc framo A,near the angles or corners of the same. This frame K supports the hopperI, in the lower partof which there is a toothed cylinder, M, the shaft'Nof the latter having its outer hearing in an upright, (I, attached toone side of the frame A, The outer end of the shaft N ha; a pinion, 0,upon it, with which a toothed whcehf, gears, and to the inner side ofthe wheel 0 there is secured a toothed segment 0 which gears into thewheel 3 as the machine is drawn along, the segment 0 operating thewheclfintcrmittingly, and consequently giving the some movement to thetoothed cylinder M. In the bottom of the hopper I there is a slide, I,having a hole or opening in it to allow the sccd to pass through,

and underneath the slide P there is a cylinder, Q, having a hole orchamber, a, made in it to receive the seed from the hopper and dischargethe same. (Sec fig. 5.) This cylinder is operated by having a toothedsegment, R, at its rear end, into which a rack, 1 on a slide-rod, S,gears. This rod S has its hearings in tho-frame K, and it is moved inone direction by cams T on the wheel C, and moved in the other directionby a spiral spring, U. The slide-rod S, near the end against which thecams T act, is providcd with a joint, 71, and said end has a cord orstrap, 2', attached to it, which extends down back of the frame Aand isattached to the shaft-F. By turning the shaft F suflicicntly, it will beseenthat the jointed end of the slide-rod S may be drawn back so thatthe cams T cannot act against it, and said slidc will therefore berenderedinoperative. A spring, 2", is attached to the jointed end of Sto prevent saidcnd from casually moving out of proper position. Vrepresents a. foot or hollow standard, which attached to the frame 1),and has its lower end formed so as to operate as a share or furrowopener, IV, and the latter has one or two wings 1" attached to its rearside to serve as coverers. This hollow standard is connected at itsupper end to the lower part of the hopper by an elastic tube, j, tocompensate for the rising and-falling of the frame D. Within the lowerpart of the standard V there are placed two valves, X X, which havesprings is bearing against them to. retain them in a closed state, and Yis a vertical sliding-rod, fitted within the standard, and having aroller, Z, at its lower end. The rod Y has an arm, I, projecting fromit, which passes between the valves X X, and a spring, M, is attached tothe rod Y, said spring having a tendency to keep the rod pressecLupward.The slide'rod S is provided with an inclined plane, n, which actsuponthe upper end of the rod Y, and forces said rod downward, so that theroller Z will bear or press upon the dropped seed and press the latterinto the earth, the spring in forcing the rod upward when the inclinedplane passes its upper end. The seed is discharged from the'chamber a ofcylinder Q into the hollow standard V as the spring U moves theslide-rod S, and the seed passes down between the valves X X, whichretain it until the cams T move the rod S in the opposite direction,when the rod Y is forced down, and the arm [of said rod opens the valvesand the seed drops into the furrow; the cylinder Q, during this lattermovement of the slide-rod S, being turned so that the chamber a willvheuppermost or at the top of the cylinder to-again receive the seed. Thetoothed cylinder M is used in connection with the seed-dropping cylinderQ in case cotton seed is being planted,'or other seed which is liable toclog in the hopper. In planting seed in drills or continubus rows, thecylinder Q may be removed, the toothed cylinder M discharging the seed,and the slide P being in the hopper. This slide is withdrawn when thecylinder Q is used alone. By turning the shaft F and raising the frameD, the furrow-opener may be adjusted higher or lower as desired,according to the depth of furrow required, and by turning said shaftsufiiciently far to actuate the cord or strap 2', the slide-rod S may berendered inoperative whenever required, and the frame D may be preventedfrom casually rising by means of slide-bars A underneath, the frame A.having catches 6 attached and actuated by levers B.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as ,new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The rising and falling or adjustable frame I) placed'within the frameA, and having the hollowstandard V attached, all arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth. a

2. The reciprocating slide-rod S, operated by the cams T on the wheel 0and the spring U, and provided with the rack g, in combination with thetoothed segment R and the seed-dropping cylinder Q ,-all arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

3, The intermittingly rotating toothed cylinder M, operated from thewheel 0 through the medium of the gearing, as shown, in combination withthe hollow standard V attached to the adjustable frame D, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

4. The sliding-rod Y, provided With the roller Z, spring m, and arm I,and placed within the hollow stand-. ard V, and operated from thesliding-rod S, as shown, in combination with the valves X X placedwithin the standard, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

J. SHATTUCK.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS F. WARNER,

S. R. TEN Ercn.

